As Ed Sheeran continues his Loop tour, read on to learn about what led to the controversy surrounding it and the ensuing fallout.

Ed Sheeran has lost almost 500,000 Instagram followers during what he has called 'one of the worst weeks of my life'.

Ed Sheeran returned to the stage in Philadelphia facing a tour transformed by controversy.

Ed Sheeran has lost almost half a million Instagram followers amid the near-implosion of his US tour. The British singer-songwriter has been embroiled in an ongoing controversy following the decision to drop his opening act Macklemore from the Loop tour,

A Massachusetts grassroots organization plans to protest at Gillette Stadium over the decision to remove Macklemore from Ed Sheeran's tour after the rapper made pro-Palestinian remarks onstage.

The singer made addressed the audience after his support acts, including Finneas and Lukas Graham, withdrew from his tour.

The singer-songwriter began his Philadelphia show on Saturday night by apologizing for “mistakes” and saying he felt compelled to speak out about the “humanitarian issue.”

Ed Sheeran opened a solo concert Saturday with comments about Gaza after controversy swirled around his tour and supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opener Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.

Robert Kraft pledged $2 million toward "aid in the region" after Macklemore urged him to match his $1 million donation to Palestinian organizations.

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